Splash Archive

16/12/2017

I'd just like to wish all our lovely customers all around the world a very merry Christmas. We are closing up early this year with last orders going out on Wednesday the 20th. We will re-open in the Crimbo Limbo, probably the 28th.

After being made obsolete last year,Fuel Line Clips have been reprieved and are back in stock..

31/08/2017

So we are now all caught up with the orders that came in over the summer break. Thank you very much for you patience, I appreciate it.

11/08/2017

We are now closed for the summer break. Orders will still be accepted but will not be processed until our return to work on the 28th August.

25/07/2017

So to give you fair warning we will be shutting the office down for the two week summer break in August. This will be from close of business 11th August and we will re-open on the 28th of August. Orders received before 14:00 on the 11th will be processed that day. For all orders after this time we will begin to process them on the 28th of August.

Remember Martti's Mex? Well, you will be very impressed with the latest piccies. The bumpers are being re-chromed in Germany, alloy wheels coming from England and Martti starts the engine next. Can't wait to see those piccies!

Back from holidays (lovely thankyou) caught up to orders up to yesterday mornings so we should be fully up to date come end of business tomorrow. Thankyou for your patience.

29/07/2016

We are now closed for the summer break. Orders will still be accepted but will not be processed until the week commencing 15/08/2016

25/07/2016

So to give you fair warning we will be shutting the office down for the two week summer break at the end of this week. This will be from close of business 29th July and we will re-open on the 15th of August. Orders received before 14:00 on the 29th will be processed that day. For all orders after this time we will begin to process them on the 15th of August.

05/07/2016

Chris Magro has sent in a picture of his Maltese beast (and what a looker she is).

So our Mk2 Inventory is getting larger....I've made the decision to retire the Events section and compile a Mk2 drop down menu from it. Instead of trying to do it all in one go and mess up the whole site, this will happen gradually over the coming weeks...

With regret I have decided not to attend Sundays Ford Day at Aylesford Priory. I've hurt my leg and it needs rest. I will contact those who have pre-ordered anything and promise to deliver it for free.

01/04/2015

Martti from Finland has bought some bits recently and sent me a picture of his Mexico project. I've offered to put up a gallery so we can see the progress of this resoration. It looks like a big job but Martti is determined to drive this car one day. Good on him I say!

12/03/2015

The stock take was horrendous and the catch up even worse but we are now back upto date and shipping all orders. Thank you for your patience.

21/02/2015

We are closed for a week, stock taking. When we re-open on the 2nd March all orders will be accompanied with a VAT Invoice. Our prices listed will INCLUDE VAT.

Wising all our customers & friends all over the world a Happy New Year! We can look forward to more new parts with floor grommets on the way and early type bonnet bumper rubbers after that. We have now got door lock seals in stock and they will be ready to go on Friday.

31/12/2014

This is the last day to get any bits at the old prices. As from the 1st of January 2015 our prices come into line with our Feebay prices. Like I said earlier, we haven't put our prices up in over 5 years and yet most of our suppliers do every year!

23/12/2014

Wishing all our friends & customers a very merry Christmas & a prosperous new year. Many thanks for all your continued custom & support.

22/12/2014

Floor grommets....coming soon

18/12/2014

Due to suppliers increasing their prices, year on year, I will have to increase mine as of January 1st 2015. I'm sorry to do it but I've not put my prices up for over 5 years. Alas I can no longer continue to take the hit from suppliers.

So get your orders in before the new year and save a few quid!

02/12/2014

So we met Victor, "Rockface" & "Big Hair" at Classic Ford Santa Pod this year. They asked me to sell them some drugs... here is the result...

Some very cool dudes from Finland dropped by our stand on Sunday. They were making a movie and asked me to be in it! (No, I was not the washing machine repair man). What a crazy day. Sorry that some customers had to que to get in and then to get their bits from us. Thanks to my mate Dan for his help.

31/05/2014

All packed up ready for the Classic Ford Show at Santa Pod. Pre-orders are boxed & bagged. Be good to see you there, come over & say hello.

We have now fully migrated over to our new hosts and there is a noticeable difference with speed. I'm confident the reliability will be better as well. Big thanks to Mr. Charlie Allgrove (Abstract Development) for helping with the back office (cheese on the way).

16/05/2014

So we are moving the website over the course of the next 48 hours. You may experience some funky happenings whilst we do. Stick with us though, as we are going to a much better provider!

Apologies to customers trying to use the shopping cart, it would appear my hosting company does not work on problems over the weekend. I will be looking at moving service providers in the week.

01/05/2014

After a bit of a rainy start, Kents All Ford Day at Aylesford Priory turned into a lovely day. Mick Speller has finished his Mexico and brought it along to say hello. His son Jamie took this picture for us (assisted by sister, Jasmine) to see. Looking good Mick!

13/04/2014

We now have the Mk2 Engine Bay loom Clips with the Ford Logo in Black.

We now have light grey engine bay loom clips with the Ford logo in stock. Pack of eight for only £5.99 in our Clips & Grommets Section.

18/02/2014

So I get free land line calls to New Zealand. If you would like me to call you to talk about our parts please email me your phone number (Landlines Only). I promise not to share your phone number with anyone else and will call between 20:30 - 21:30

Apologies to customers who have been trying to get in touch. The transfer of my telephone number has now been completed. 01473-313000 is the office number again! Sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused. Billy.

22/08/2013

Over the next 10-14 days I will be moving my phone number to a new service provider. They say the number may go down for a few days. I have a temporary number of 01473-356350 and you can always reach me on my mobile which is 0797 66 02 999. When the transfer is complete I will be able to call 42 countries around the world as part of my call plan. I will try and setup some type of form so you can lodge your landline number with me and I can call you back!

So the van is all loaded up and all pre-orders bagged/boxed ready for the AVO National Day tomorrow at Hatton Country Park. Let's hope for some more of this lovely weather!

04/06/2013

Here's a picture of our stall just before the pandemonium started! What a blinding day all round, good weather, good spirits and a well busy 12 hours on site for us. Thank you everyone for your custom & support.

01/06/2013

All packed up and ready for Classic Ford Show at Santa Pod Raceway. See you there peoples.

24/05/2013

So I've got two tickets for the Classic Ford Show at Santa Pod to give away in a competition. It's on the 2nd of June and is a huge show. All customers who spend £50.00 or more on this website within the next 5 days will be entered in a draw which will take place on 29th May. You get free P&P on orders over £50.00 and the tickets are worth £16.00 each. So quite a saving could be had. Open to UK residents only I'm afraid because of the time needed to post tickets.

Peter Meganck in Belgium has sent in some lovely pictures of his completed Bubble Arched Babe, check them out in our Customer Car Gallery:

04/05/2013

All packed up for the Simply Ford Day at Beaulieu. Pre-orders all ready to collect. Hope to see your there tomorrow in the great british sunshine!

02/05/2013

Rear cluster Studs & Special Nuts Back in stock. Fuel filler necks out of stock :-(

18/04/2013

Simply Ford Day at Beaulieu is our second confirmed show for this year. Occuring Sunday 5th May.

13/04/2013

All packed up and ready to roll to the Kents All Ford Day tomorrow. Pre-Orders all ready. Come over say hello!

04/04/2013

Kents All Ford Day on the 14th April will be the fisrt show we are attending this year. Let's hope the weather improves just a little! Let me know of your requirements so I can get any pre-orders together.

03/04/2013

So Dave Pitchley or "Pitch" as he is known to friends has sent in a brilliant drawing that he has done of his RS2000. I've added it to his gallery.

30/03/2013

I'm thinking of adding two dates to our events calendar this year since Battlesbridge clashes with Ford Fair (11th Aug). The All Ford Day in Kent (14th April) & Simply Ford Day at Beaulieu (5th May). I'll have more info in the coming week.

We have made it easier for you to order the AVO Parts Manual CD-ROM in your preferred language (English, Spanish, German or French).

12/02/2013

So I've removed the Boot & Wing Badges as they are no longer being made. But you can still get the printed foil inserts for them here. Also removed are the sill step decals as my supplier will not manufacture them any more :-(

02/02/2013

Dale Botha in South Africa sent in this pic of his CLEAN M1k. Look at that sunshine an all. Well Jell !

18/01/2013

So, I've not been in the office today because of the snow. But I haven't been idle. The website now displays a readable font on IOS devices such as iPads & iPhones. I'll RSS this but maybe you could pass the word around. Ta.

A very Merry Christmas to all our customers and visitors across the globe!

02/12/2012

Would you like to see more of this....

I thought so :-)

17/11/2012

Some of you may have noticed the moustache on this months price list, this is to support Movember. A charitable growing of moustaches. Please click and dontate if you can, even small amounts will help. Click the link or picture below:

All pre-orders are packed up ready for Ford Fair tomorrow and few new items are being taken along. Pop over and say hi.

05/08/2012

So I've added a Live Bookmark / News feed feature which will make checking for site updates easier for you.

I've designed it with Firefox in mind but it works with internet explorer. I does not seem to work with Chrome but I'm not going to sweat that.

You will see in the Contact us section a new RSS Icon ( ), click on it to subscribe.

11/07/2012

Due to the price increases brought in by Royal Mail, I've had to amend mine accordingly. They are as follows:

Price Point

Domestic (UK)

European

World Wide

£0.01>£10.00

£3.75

£4.75

£6.75

£10.01>£20.00

£3.95

£5.50

£7.75

£20.01>£40.00

£4.75

£6.25

£8.75

£40.01>£50.00

£5.25

£8.50

£10.75

£50.01 or over

F.O.C

£10.99

£16.99

07/07/2012

Gavin Burns has sent in some piccies of his finished Mexico. Well worth a look, good job Gavin...tidy:

23/06/2012

AVO National Day has been re-scheduled for Sunday 9th Spetember:

18/06/2012

So Chris Haley has been in touch & asked me to mention that his Mexico that features in the buyers guide is for sale. The car was fully restored 12 years ago and has covered only 3,000 miles since. She is as sweet as the photo suggests. With a type 9 5 speed box coupled to a 3:54 diff. Re-shelled to full AVO specification the logbook has it as a Mexico. 1972 so tax exempt. Recaro roll top seats with half roll cage. It came fourth in Mexico class AVO Day 2004. Cable clutch & will have 12 months MOT. All that for £10,000 Call Chris who's near Scarborough on 07973-******

I've just been informed (13:43) by Tim Sawyer that the AVO National Day has been CANCELLED due to the weather. They will try to organise another one later on in the year. I will organise delivery of any pre orders during the week fellas.

The server is all fixed and we are back up & running. Sorry for any inconvenience.

18/05/2012

Unfortunately we are still having problems with our new server and are unable to transact any purchases at the moment. Rest assured, any purchases made before today have been processed and we are working hard to resolve the issues we are having.

08/05/2012

Migration to new server now complete, what a headache that was! New items coming soon you Mk1 lovers.

03/05/2012

So the website may be down for a while as we migrate to a new server. You can still call me to place any orders you may have.

18/04/2012

Coming soon.... the much asked for Reverse Light Seal.

16/04/2012

So there's a fault with my telephone line, it's always giving the engaged tone. Engineers are looking at it this morning. You can still reach me on my mobile.

25/03/2012

For some unkown reason YAHOO are bouncing any emails I send to my customers with Yahoo email. I'm not ignoring you, but getting through to an actual person at Yahoo is neigh on impossible.

At long last we have the Front Seat Bolt Set availible. It's all stainless steel & reday to ship. They can be found in our Nuts & Bolts section or simply click the piccie below:

03/01/2012

Happy new year to all our customers & visitors all over the world. We have an exciting year coming up with some well needed new items imminent. Inner wing rubbers & reverse light to bodywork seals to name just two. Also expect a rake of new Stainless Steel bolts, especially those for the seats :-)

Ive also added the dates for the shows I'll be attending this year. These can be found by clicking the Events 2012 link above or for those who don't understand a word I'm saying (because you don't speak English) the table below shows the dates.

Bulkhead Bonnet Rubber & clip is now in stock and ready to ship. The best quality reproduction you are likely to see. It can be found in the Goodies section or just click the picture below.

05/10/2011

Added a large gallery for Duane Gatlands RS 2000 restoration. Well worth a look:

28/09/2011

Coming soon! Bulkhead Bonnet Rubber

05/08/2011

I have added a few new items this week...I've been asked quite often for the studs that hold the rear lights in place. These are now availible in the Nuts & Bolts Section. Many Mk2 owners have been after the clips that hold the side chrome on, these can now be found in our Clips & Grommets Section. Have also added some love to the boot lights, check out the clickable piccies below. Also I have managed to source the half nuts that hold the reverse lights on. All set for Ford Fair at Silverstone on Sunday, all pre-orders are ready. Let's hope the weather is kinder to us than it was last year (we got a biblical downpour as we packed away!)

26/07/2011

***IMPORTANT***

There has been a mix-up in the packaging department! Steering Rack Bolts & Engine Mount Bolts have been mixed together. If you have bought either of these over the past couple of months please get in touch and I will replace them for you.

23/07/2011

Thoughts and prayers for our many friends & customers in Norway.

18/07/2011

Stephen Tilburn, a customer in Norfolk has finished his restoration & was kind enough to send in some piccies for us to feast on!

Click on the picture below to visit his Gallery.

18-06-2011

Just loading the van for AVO Owners Club National Day at Stanford Hall. Pre-Orders all boxed/bagged up ready for collection. Let's hope for a sunny day!

Merry Christmas everybody and thank you for your custom this past year. I will over the holiday change the format and menu layout of escortrs.co.uk. You will still be able to order directly off the page whilst I muck about. Meanwhile here is a nice pic of George Conditsis' Mk1 beauty. More pics availible in his gallery.

09-10-2010

Kevin Sutherland from Australia has sent in a couple of piccies of his WIP, looking good Kevin:

25/09/2010

All packed up for the RS Owners Club National Day at Standford Hall. Hope to see you there (you can admire my new Marquee, that's if it doesn't get blowd away!)

Have added a new set of Mk2 Escort Dashboard Captive Nuts to the Clips & Grommets seciton, click the piccie below to veiw:

30/04/2010

I have added a Switch Panel Clip Set to the Clips & Grommets section, click the piccie below to veiw:

29/04/2010

Some visitors have been having trouble using our online ordering facility, we have now fixed this and apologize to you if you have had difficulties

Good luck to Franck this weekend who is attending the Classic Days Show at Magny-Cours. A Passionate Anglo/French car enthusiast will be bringing all the items availible on this site to French Escort fans, bonne chance Franck!

22/04/2010

Have added some more piccies to Kevin Darnells Gallery now he has added front spots

10/04/2010

The vans all loaded for the The Malvern Classic & Performance Ford Show & Jumble

Kim Roberts mex next. Thanks for yor help at the shows Kim, I'd have died of thirst without ya!

I reckon a gallery should be on the cards buddy once you have photgraphed the engine bay.

04/12/2009

I will be at the 2nd Malvern Classic & Performance Ford Show & Jumble this Sunday 6th December.

Click the picture below for details:

12/09/2009

Another new and rare to find clip for the front grille added to our inventory.

Also a clip set for the heater box is now available.

11/09/2009

I have some new and hard to find items available soon. We will also be adding a shopping basket facility

in the very near future so all you Escort owners in the far flung corners of the world will be able to get

your parts straight off the page.

I have added a new clip, the rear brake cylinder retaining clips. Click on the image below to view:

22/07/2007

Classic before and after shots from Stefan Giuliani in Belgium. Good Job Stefan!

John Byrne has sent in a piccie of his finished RS1600 which can be seen previously in the splash archive.

28/05/2009

I will have a trade stand at the Classic Ford Show at Santa Pod Raceway this Sunday, come along and say hello!

5/05/2009

Check this baby out...Wille she 's GORGEOUS!

28/04/2009

Added some more high quality badges in the new parts section, also a new Heater Matrix Seal that people have been asking for.

05/03/2009

I have added a full selection of quality wing and boot badges to the decals section in new parts.

01/03/2009

If "Chicco" was to bleed, it would be pure Escort. A few pictures here of his cars, past & present from Luxembourg:

07/02/2009

John Byrne has sent in a picture of his beautiful RS 1600. It's the one and only new RS 1600 imported into Ireland at the time. Note the registration number 1601 which is the homologation CC of the BDA. It's been stored for the last 30 years having last driven in 1978! The engine sounds a bit special too: New build dry sump cozzie BDB rated at 220BHP @ 9000rpm YIKES!

27/12/2008

Another surprising location for the trusty Escort. Trinidad & Tobago no less! Naaren Bhagoo has sent in these

piccies after ordering some items for her. Lookin good Naaren:

24/12/2008

A very merry Christmas to all my customers all over the world and a happy & healthy new year to you all

01/12/2008

George Bryson competed in the RAC Rally recently and came 1st in class & 22nd overall.

Well done George!

A couple of piccies of him in action:

04/11/08

Don Gwynne has sent in some gorgeous photos & words about his RS 1600 that tears up the tarmac in the U.S.

Here is a video of Don doing just that last Sunday:

To see the full size pictures and words Don was kind enough to send me, click the picture below

9/10/08

George Bryson has kindly sent in some pictures of his stunning rally prepped Twin Cam which he will be Racing.....yes RACING in the Roger Albert Clark Rally 14th-17th November. Good luck George!

If you would like to pre-order any parts, please call to avoid disappointment as things sell real quick at this event.

Tom østhagen from Norway patronised my stall at the Classic Ford Show at Santa Pod last month and was kind enough to send me some pictures of his Mexico Zetec project. Looking good Tom!

Another show this Sunday, come along and say hello

26/05/2008

The first car I ever featured on this site was Chris Alisons Mexico WIP

Well here she is all dressed up and lookin good Chris!

19/05/2008

Another Antipodean beauty here. Peter Hackney sent in these pics of Betty, his bog stock 1300, 3 speed auto. Peter is only the second owner, good find there geeze, she is lully!

02/04/2008

Anthony Holden has sent me a disc from Australia full of pictures of the Victoria RS day. Those boys know a nice car, click on the image below to see all the lully pictures:

I will be at the Ford Enthusiasts Show and Spares Day this Sunday

Come along and say hello, I will be on stand 17C

27/02/2008

Some lully shots of Andrew Quinneys RS 2000. The shot of her in the cars are the stars gallery was taken on Skye during a holiday. Andrew uses his car often and it's great to see. Nice to hear from you Andrew.

12/02/2008

A real beauty from Norway. Henning, she's GORGEOUS!

08/02/2008

Another shot of Orcuns Mex

03/02/2008

It never ceases to surprise me where MK1 Escorts turn up. I sent a steering wheel Emblem to a guy just outside San Francisco, and I asked him what car he had. He said it was for his fathers MK1 RS 2000 in the PHILIPPINES!

So have you got a MK1 in a far flung place? Send me pictures and see it here!

I might start a Google map thingy that shows the customers I have around the globe. But don't hold your breath!

A Gorgeous Mexico from Turkey now. Orcun has bought some Bullet mirrors and will be fitting them soon.

21/01/2008

Paul Brown has sent in these pics of his very honest 4 door 1300GT.

He has worn valve/inlets seats and was wondering where he could get them fixed?

Any suggestions kindly received and will be passed on to Paul

31/12/2007

I'd like to thank all my customers from all over the world for your support of this website. Lets all get jiggy in the garage and finish those odd jobs we have been putting off. I, for one will be spending more time in the workshop getting my car fitted up so I can drive her in the summer. Happy new year to you all, Billy.

07/12/2007

Have added some new decals & stickers to the new parts section

26/09/07

It never ceases to amaze me where our cars turn up.

Azwan's Escort in MALAYSIA features below. Check out that view!

23/08/07

Vince Kearney sent in some lully pics of his MK1 Rally Replica

14/08/07

Dominic Bell has sent these nice pictures in from Northern Ireland:

08/08/07

Pukka looking RS 2000 Steve, the bolts you need should be with me tomorrow.

30/07/07

A lully looking W.I.P. from New Zealand, thanks for the piccies Bryan.

He is going to 5 link the back, Quafe LSD (yum)

26/07/07

Have added some more bolts & screws.

Also available now are Spare Wheel Brackets

16/07/07

Added some more nuts, bolts & screws to the inventory with more coming soon. The roll over jig is progressing well, I will be testing it probably next week.

Some nice shots of a straight MK1 from David Harding:

20/06/07

I have some new clips and stuff available so have a quick look under the new parts section.

Also available soon will be a static roll over frame for MK1 & MK2 Escorts.

A very straight MK1 from Holland now, Roy has bought a few bits from me and was

kind enough to supply these pictures. It's the first I've seen of a twin exhaust and looks

pretty cool. 130 BHP 1.8 Zetec engined.

Bet it sounds good to:

If you want to hear this motor start for the first time then check this out:

I will be archiving the customers cars featured on the splash screen so that it loads up a bit quicker. I've got some interesting Australian cars coming up. One has a MK2 dash with the petrol tank slung under the boot! She looks good for it though! Stay tuned.

22nd Jan '07

I'm off to Ireland for a few days to collect a car. I will be back by Saturday I hope.

18th Jan '07

I have started adding active buying links to the new parts section. I am using Paypal, but you don't need a Paypal account to purchase. It's quick and it's secure. Have a look!

Here we have a lully looking mex. One of my first overseas customers was Knut Iverson from the north of Norway. They are dead serious about our cars over there as this picture will surely testify. Knut has asked me to acknowledge ALIMAX MOTORSPORT for the production and design of this babe:

The rubber on those FAT rims! Ooohhhhh, suits you!

Well, the party season is over now till the summer so I will try and give the site a bit more of my time.

It's interesting to see how far flung our cars can be, I am going to be featuring these cars on this splash and the first to grace our page actually is not that far flung but has got to be the rustiest ever! (I know it's a MK2, but hey!) Chris said that there were still some good bits to be had from these 2 lust buckets

Is that a dead tiger in the foreground or some funky seat cover :)

Looks like the strut has popped through on this one and there aint even an engine in

there pushing down!

Thanks to Chris from Hampshire for sending in these photo's Here's his WIP Mexico:

Looking nice Chris, keep up the good work buddy. He is looking for a wiper arm wind deflector, so if you have one drop me a line and I'll pass on your details.